Melanie Goodfellow

Claire Denis will be feted with the honorary Golden Carriage (Carrosse d’Or) award at the upcoming edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, its parent body the French Directors’ Guild (SRF) has announced. Launched in 2002, the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Plan B Europe, the recently launched London-based subsidiary of Brad Pitt’s L.A.-based Plan B Entertainment, is expanding its team with two key producer hires. Former Sony Pictures Television International exec Maria Fleischer joins as […]

Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss (La Vénus électrique) has been announced as the opening film of the 79th Cannes Film Festival. “Cannes celebrates everything I love about cinema, direction, boldness, freedom, and filmmakers. Cannes discovers […]

Oscar-winning French director Justine Triet’s English-language psychological thriller Fonda has announced the start of principal photography and a slew of additions to the ensemble cast. New arrivals include Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme), Benedict Wong (Weapons), […]

The Last One For The Road leads the nominations for Italy’s 71st David di Donatello awards which were announced at the historic Cinecittà studios in Rome on Thursday. The road movie by Francesco Sossai, which […]

Saatchi & Saatchi is moving its New Creators’ Showcase to SXSW London in a development that ends its 36-year partnership with Cannes Lions. The move was announced as the world-renowned advertising agency opened entries for […]

Celebrity chef documentary Feast or Famine, going behind the scenes of London restaurant Angelina and its quest to win a coveted Michelin Star, has been announced among the first wave of feature titles selected for […]

Japan’s K2 Pictures has unveiled fresh details for former Hirokazu Kore-eda assistant Nanako Hirose’s love triangle drama Between Two Lovers starring Masami Nagasawa, Tasuku Emoto and Shizuka Ishibashi. The complex and multifaceted tale of love […]

London-based film and TV lending platform Allegro Finance has secured a £2 million ($2.6M) working capital facility from Beechbrook Capital, through funds managed on behalf of the British Business Bank. The announcement of the facility […]

France’s right-wing news and talk channel CNews has been accused of racism after commenters evoked apes and tribes in discussions on a newly elected Black Paris region mayor. The accusations come just one month after audiovisual […]

Blackpink rapper, singer and dancer Lisa has announced her first Las Vegas residency, Viva La Lisa, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in November 2026.  She will make history as the first K-pop artist to perform as a Las Vegas resident as she takes […]

Rumors have hit fever pitch in France that Céline Dion will this evening confirm a series of fall performances in Paris, in her first major concert program since being forced to abandon her Courage World […]

Cult Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto has unveiled first images and more details for his long-gestated, English-language debut Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? starring Rodney Hicks and Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush. Broadway star Hicks appears […]

Eva Longoria has waded into the debate over the potential impact of the Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount merger, expressing her fears over how the consolidation will impact jobs and diversity. “The consolidation is the scary part […]

SXSW London will be doubling on down on its ambitions to be a creative and tech cross-pollinator in its second edition in the UK capital’s Shoreditch neighborhood this June. Taking a leaf from its 40-year […]

A third woman has filed a sexual assault complaint against French singer and actor Patrick Bruel, adding to a growing list of allegations against the star which his lawyer has said are unfounded. Former Belgian […]

EXCLUSIVE: Spain-based production company AF Films has announced it is partnering with The Housemaid producer Hidden Pictures on action-driven feature film Chopper. The real-time thriller revolves around a haunted veteran helicopter pilot, scraping by on […]

Six months after Seth Rogen touched down at the Venice Film Festival to scout locations, filming is underway on the second season of Apple-backed hit show The Studio, shooting in the Italian lagune city. Guest […]

London-based media sector-focused lending platform Allegro Finance has launched a $500 million credit facility dedicated to film and television production. The funding line is the fruit of a strategic joint venture and senior funding line […]

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s dramedy Honeymoon with Harry starring Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal will begin shooting in the Australian state of Queensland in April, with I Know What You Did Last Summer star Sarah Pidgeon […]

Leonine Studios‘ longtime CEO Fred Kogel will remain in his role at least until 2028 in a contract extension agreed with parent company Mediawan Group. The announcement comes two years after Paris-based pan-European content group […]

EXCLUSIVE: Two of Canada’s biggest entertainment and media players are joining forces in support of Canadian feature projects. Postmedia Studios, a division of Postmedia Network Inc., and Elevation Pictures‘ production division, have struck a strategic […]

EXCLUSIVE: Neon has launched the digital release of Oliver Laxe’s Oscar-nominated Spanish feature Sirāt today and also revealed that the drama will be available on Blu-ray from May 19. The home release announcement comes as […]

German director Alireza Golafshan has wrapped his AI-themed courthouse thriller Zoma after a shoot in and around Munich. Leonie Benesch, who made waves internationally in Oscar-nominated The Teachers’ Lounge and Munich Olympics hostage drama September 5, stars […]

Rumors are rife that Céline Dion is on the verge of announcing Paris concert dates following a mysterious poster campaign on the streets of the French capital bearing the titles of some of her best-known […]

UK director Harry Lighton, who made waves last Cannes with debut feature Pillion, has been unveiled as one of six emerging directors selected for the 51st session of the Cannes Film Festival’s La Résidence program. […]

EXCLUSIVE: Armenia politics documentary The Winning Generation will simultaneously world premiere at the Netherlands’ Movies that Matter Film Festival and launch on the White Rabbit streaming platform this weekend. The work follows the trajectory of […]

EXCLUSIVE: Iranian American producer and director Evan Mirzai’s House of M has acquired all rights to The Cupid Index, the debut 2021 novel of UK-Iranian novelist Sheeva Moshiri about a 30-year-old woman caught between her […]

Berlin-based producer and distributor DCM has acquired Switzerland’s biggest independent distributor Ascot Elite Entertainment. Created in 1928, family-run Ascot Elite is one of Switzerland’s oldest distribution and production companies with recent releases including Marty Supreme, […]

Daniela Elstner, managing director of French cinema and TV export agency Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against singer and actor Patrick Bruel for attempted rape and sexual assault. The complaint, which was filed on […]

Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has unveiled the 49 projects selected for the 2026 edition of its annual Qumra meeting which has been moved online due to the Iran War. The incubator event will support […]

Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone), Makita Samba (Paris, 13th District) and Marton Csokas (The Equalizer) have joined Halle Berry in Fleur as filming begins in Paris this week. Berry stars as a New York housewife who […]

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi director and producer Hamzah Jamjoom and Alberto Lopez have optioned comic book series Saucer Country for a premium television drama adaptation under the banner of Plot Point 1 Productions. The comic book series […]